Rick Steves: Girly Man (But in a Good Way)
Travel Blog • Michael Yessis • 10.19.04 | 6:40 PM ET
One-man travel conglomerate Rick Steves has written an excellent op-ed piece for USA Today, urging his fellow Americans to travel. “For many Americans, the critical question in this election season is, ‘How can we make America safer in the world?’” he writes. “Call me a girly man, but I think — given the fact that Americans are outnumbered 20 to 1 on this planet — we’d be safer by better understanding our world. A great first step is to travel — thoughtfully.” Steves provides some sobering examples of how the world views the United States, and touts travel as a path to beneficial change. “Travel gives us a perspective that can translate, through the voting booth, into American policies that will not alienate us from the family of nations,” Steves writes. “And when that happens, we’ll all be truly stronger, safe and better off.”
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Michael Yessis is the cofounder and coeditor-in-chief of World Hum.
